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Japanese Justice and the Fugitive CEO
When Carlos Ghosn skipped bail in Tokyo last month the world was flabbergasted. Despite being under intense surveillance while out on bail, with unde…
6 years, 6 months ago
Iran's Divided Loyalties
The Iranian government held an official funeral on Tuesday for General Qassem Soleimani killed by a US airstrike in Baghdad. There were emotional spe…
6 years, 7 months ago
Death In Baghdad
The assassination in a US air strike of the senior Iranian general Qasem Soleimani raises the prospect of a response from Teheran that few can predic…
6 years, 7 months ago
The Meaning of Home
Until recently, a small, independent and politically neutral Syrian radio station was broadcasting in exile from Istanbul. But Radio Alwan was forced…
6 years, 7 months ago
Taiwan's Bright Ideas
Recent events in Hong Kong have made many people in Taiwan jumpy. Duncan Hewitt talks to a Taiwanese hacker and activist turned government minister w…
6 years, 7 months ago
The despair over India's failure to confront sexual violence. Why are the victims blamed?
India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, announced a zero tolerance policy towards violence against women when he took office. But Rajini Vaidyanathan …
6 years, 7 months ago
The fragile peace on the frontline in Eastern Ukraine
When Russian forces took over parts of Ukraine in spring 2014, much of the world held its breath. Would Western countries side with Ukraine, and coul…
6 years, 8 months ago
Shunned in Sri Lanka
Throughout Sri Lanka's decades long conflict, attention has focused on the confrontation between the majority Sinhalese and the minority Tamils. The …
6 years, 8 months ago
Zimbabwe's excuses run dry
It’s now two years since Robert Mugabe was pushed out of office by the military and replaced by Emerson Mnangagwa. For many Zimbabweans economic cond…
6 years, 8 months ago
From Our Home Correspondent 17/11/2019
In the latest programme of the monthly series, Mishal Husain introduces dispatches from journalists and writers reflecting the range of contemporary …
6 years, 8 months ago